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(), n.[Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zol.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcid. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre. [Image] スポンサード リンク
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